การสร้างสรรค์เครื่องแต่งกายเพื่อเสริมศักยภาพการออกกำลังกายประเภทวิ่งเหยาะของกลุ่มผู้สูงวัยช่วงต้นที่มีอายุระหว่าง 60-70 ปี The creation of sportswear to enhance elderly jogging potential between 60-70 age

Abstract

          The objectives of the research work entitled ‘The creation of sportswear to enhance elderly jogging potential between 60-70 age’ are 1) to collect information concerning physiology, textile, designing and tailoring for creating sportswear for jogging; 2) to create sportswear for jogging that fits the elder whose age range is 60-70 years; and 3) to evaluate the created sportswear for jogging. The samples are the elder whose age range is 60-70 years who are members of Tio Chew Running Club, Sathon District, Bangkok, for 60 in total, divided into 30 male and 30 female, selected with purposive sampling technique.The research tool is the questionnaire to examine satisfaction. The analysis is conducted for statistical data, namely percentages, means and standard deviations. The findings from the research show that the created sportswear for the elder is crew-necked T-shirt with zipper at the front from the neckline to the chest, the material of which is made up from polyester filament for 90 percent woven with spandex filament for 10 percent. The T-shirt is flexible and not flabby. It is easy and comfortable to wear with simple pattern but is stylish enough to make wearer have good personality. The T-shirt is not too tight and not too loose, is lightweight and easy to maintain. The set also includes a hooded jacket to protect wearer from the sunlight, and a pair of shorts.  The chosen colors are basic ones, decorated with neon color stripes. Initially, 3 sets of sportswear for men and 3 sets of sportswear for women have been designed and presented to experts in physiology, textile and designing and tailoring, the total number of which is 9, to select only 1 sportswear for men and 1 sportswear for women. The results are that Set 1 of male sportswear and Set 3 of female sportswear are selected. Thus, the prototypes of these sets are created and presented to the samples for the evaluation of the samples’ satisfaction towards the designed sportswear. The overall mean is in the highly satisfaction level. The details of each category are as follows. (1) Concerning behaviors and attitudes towards the textile material, the samples are highly satisfied with male and female sportswear. The category of the appropriateness of the textile materials comes in the first place for sportswear for both genders. The following category for the male sportswear is the category of characteristic and property of materials whilst the category in the last place is the combination of materials.  The following category for the female sportswear is the category of combination of materials whilst the category in the last place is the category of characteristic and property of materials. (2) Concerning behaviors and attitudes towards the design and tailoring for male and female sportswear, the samples are highly satisfied with the sportswear. The category of the combination of fashion trend with the sportswear comes in the first place. The following category for the male sportswear is the category of the combination and selection of materials for tailoring whilst the category in the last place is the pattern and tailoring technique.  The following category for the female sportswear is the category of pattern and tailoring technique whilst the category in the last place is the category of combination and selection of materials.